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APOIDEA

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #refs #webs
Family ANDRENIDAE 41 41 24   2 68
Family ANTHOPHORIDAE (flower and nomad beeds) 39          
Genus Anthophora (flower bees) 4 5       6
Species Epeolus cruciger (Panzer) (a nomad or mason bee)           1
Species Epeolus variegatus (Linnaeus) (a nomad or mason bee)           2
Species Eucera longicornis (Linnaeus) (a nomad or mason bee)           2
Species Eucera nigrescens (a solitary bee)           1
Genus Melecta (a genus of nomad or mason bees) 2         2
Genus Nomada (nomad bees) 29 9 18   3 40
Family APIDAE (bees) 23 104 15   16 69
Family COLLETIDAE 9          
Genus Colletes (a genus of solitary bees) 6 2 8   2 11
Genus Hylaeus (a genus of slitary bees) 3         3
Family HALICTIDAE 35          
Species Dufourea halictula (a solitary bee)           1
Species Dufourea minuta Lepeletier, 1841 (a solitary bee)           1
Genus Halictus (a genus of solitary bees) 3   15 4 2 6
Genus Lasioglossum (a genus of mining bees) 14 51 57   3 23
Genus Sphecodes (a genus of solitary bees) 16   13   2 26
Family MEGACHILIDAE 26 3 3   2 54
Family MELITTIDAE (a family of solitary bees) 5          
Species Dasypoda hirtipes (a solitary bee)           1
Species Macropis europaea Warncke (a solitary bee)   4       1
Genus Melitta (a genus of solitary bees) 3         6
Family XYLOCOPIDAE 1          
Species Xylocopa violacea (Linnaeus, 1758) (Violet Carpenter Bee)         2  

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Stubbs, A.E., in prep. Test Keys to Bees

General Works

Osmia Journal

APOIDEA may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
HYMENOPTERA
(bees, wasps, ants, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Aculeata
(aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

APOIDEA is associated with:

There may be taxa associated with Apoidea listed at higher taxonomic level

HYMENOPTERA
(bees, wasps, ants, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)

Associated with APOIDEA:

Photos is taken to the nest of female Cerceris rybyensis - Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) UK/Ireland Macdonald, M.A., in prep.

Apoidea may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
HYMENOPTERA
(bees, wasps, ants, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Aculeata
(aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)

References

Macdonald, M.A., in prep. Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates

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